Speech Essay

1. Speech Essay

﻿Speech Listening Guide
Directions:
Listen to the speech. Complete the information below as you listen to the speech. You will use this information to provide constructive feedback to the speaker, so make sure you take good notes and use specific examples. Before you begin listening to the speech, read over the listening guide so that you are familiar with what you should be listening for.
1. Were you able to understand the speaker clearly throughout the speech? (Be sure to note instances

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2. Speech Essay

functions fall under the residual roles of the state governments.
Question Seven: Commercial Speech
The Commercial Speech refers to the regulations imposed by government agencies in the interest of the public. It relates to the prevention of exercise of freedom of expression in the interest of the public interest which must be greater than the exercise of the freedom. A good example of a commercial speech can be seen as laid out in Lorillard Tobacco Company v. Reilly,14 in which the agency regulated

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3. Speech Essay

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Shekela Jones
East Mississippi Community College
According to the text, good delivery does not call attention to itself. It conveys the speaker’s ideas clearly, interestingly, and without distracting the audience. When planning your first speech, you should concentrate on such basics as speaking intelligibly, avoiding, distracting mannerisms, and establishing eye contact with your listeners. Your voice and body are tools that can be used to produce your message. The impact of delivery style

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4. Speech Essay

COMM 150
Peer Evaluation
Persuasive Speech
Your Name: Madisen Lindekens
Speaker's Name: Grant
Speaker's Topic: The Agricultural Bio-tech company- Monsanto
Did the speaker initially get your attention? How?
Yes. You did a great job of getting the audiences attention by having us imagine a scenario:
Where a corporate giant, that operates in over 130 countries throughout the world, controls most of the agriculrutal sales in the United States. This same company has friends inside

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5. Speech Essays

﻿THE MANUSCRIPT SPEECH ASSIGNMENT PROFESSOR WENSON
1. 3.-4.5 MINUTES LONG. Please try to keep your speech as close to 4 minutes as possible
2. The speech will follow an informative speech speaking pattern.
3. You must carefully cite three primary sources for your speech during the speech.e.g. “According to an article in the Boston Herald on September 2nd 2013, author Steve Buckley stated that the Jacoby Ellsbury would not re-sign with the Red Sox” or Entertainment

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6. Essay About Speech

it could be using speech in a “good” manner. While feeling this empowerment during speeches my strengths start to come out. These great qualities include the ability to capture an audience using “shock and awe”. The strength to talk to a person and look then in there eyes and know that I’m being as precise as possible and they appreciate that. I’m confident that every single time I gave a speech I pushed myself to bring all my strengths in delivering a concise and correct speech. Knowing that I’m

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7. Essay Speech

course, I learned different strategies that calm my nerves while giving a speech. I had three goals I wished to achieve throughout the semester: reduce speech anxiety, improve persuasive speaking skills, and to become better prepared for speeches.
In order to reduce speech anxiety, I rehearsed my speeches prior to delivering them. This way, I came into the speech having a concept of what to expect. This also made speech delivery feel more natural. Furthermore, I learned to bring index cards

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8. Speech Essay Example

Reflection
After the very first speech of this course, which is the demonstration speech, I made a big improvement for this one. Speech is no longer my biggest fear because by this time, I’ve watched enough good examples from my fellow classmates. Plus, I’ve learned from my previous speech mistakes and know how to fix it, putting my second speech to another different level. However, positive and negative are alway come together. Even though I did better than the previous speech, I still have lots of flaws

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9. Speech Essay

﻿Mark Quayle
Communications
2/23/2012
Impromptu Speech Self Evaluation
1. I started off my speech by simply asking a rhetorical question to grab the audience’s attention, however I stuttered when delivering it and I feel like I could have came across more confident with my delivery. I also attempted to talk positive about a big city in South Carolina to grab the attention too.
2. One good example I used to deliver my main points would have to be Myrtle Beach. My subject was South Carolina and I felt

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10. Speech Essay

applications.
A speech is like a woman’s skirt: it needs to be long enough to cover the subject matter but short enough to hold the audience’s attention.
-Author Unknown
Today I will share with you the following main three points, first my speeches that I have done this semester, next how semester went, and finally what I would have changed this semester.
Delivery
First my speeches that I have done this semester. I personally feel around the world on my birthday was my best speech because

FREEDOM OF SPEECH
From "The Reader's Companion to American History"
The modern American conception of freedom of speech derives from the principles of freedom of the press (mainly in the context
of political criticism) and freedom of religion as they developed in England, starting in the seventeenth century. The arguments
of John Milton and others on the importance of an unlicensed press, and of John Locke and others on religious toleration, were
the precursors to the idea of freedom of speech, although

teacher calls out your name. Immediately your heart starts racing, your palms get sweaty, and your throat closes up. It is your turn to present your speech to the class. In your lifetime, there will be numerous occasions where you will have to speak to the public, speak to a stranger, or just voice your opinions to someone and by the end of my speech; I will have given you some pointers for overcoming the fear of public speaking. When you develop the ability the overcome the fear of public speaking

The American right to have the freedom of speech is found under the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Whether or not this is correctly being exercised is the question in today’s society. Does the federal government allow true freedom of speech to the American citizens? Shouting Fire helps the people understand that the government limits the civil liberties of the people most, in times of war and in public schools. The government also creates alternations of punishments who speak out

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Summary “On Racist Speech”
In his essay, “On Racist Speech,” Charles Lawrence discusses the happenings of racial
violence in colleges and universities. He speaks of university and college officials that are doing
nothing to stop the racial violence against minorities. Lawrence's essay is focused on the idea
that racist speech should be regulated if it hinders a student's ability to learn. He references the
case of ​
Brown v. Board of Education​
, where he states that the "message" of segregation and the

Ashlyn Tworek
English 4
Period 3
April 30, 2015
Kate’s Speech
Kates Speech was a very powerful and demanding statement to all women. It declared
that women should be beneath men and obey and support them at all times. Ironically to the
previous way Kate had held herself in the play, her speech takes a lunging start, by saying: ​
“Fie,
fie, unknit that threatening unkind brow, And dart not scornful glances from those eyes, To
wound thy lord, thy king, thy governor, It blots thy beauty as frosts do bite the meads

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I found an interesting speech from the earlier
black and white movie ‘To Kill a mocking bird’,
a very classic monolog
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’All men are created equal’ that is very exciting,
provoking but a little bit sarcastic to all men in the court.
The speaker Atticus is an influential and powerful lawyer
who spoke with commanding authority with
his low and husky voice.
He worked incredibly hard to defend a young Negro man.
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From this speech,
we could see everyone is deeply engrossed
with

﻿The Problem with Free Speech – A speech to members of the UN
Do we all have freedom to say whatever we want and act upon it? Or do we have a right to say anything within a set of restrictions?
Freedom of speech is the expression of beliefs and ideas without unwarranted government restriction. New ideas flourish from this power to speak our mind with no inhibitions. The root of journalism is based within free speech as it allows reports to be made that are truthful and uncensored. It seems

﻿In his pregame speech before a big game, against an even bigger opponent the new head coach of the Marshall Football team brings his players out to an emotional grave setting where six unidentified members of the 1970 Marshall team laid after being murdered by a terrible plane crash which killed the entire team. He explains to his player’s the significance of where they were and tells them that its part of their past; he states, “This is where we have been, how we got here, this is who we are today

better. I’ve also learned not to be afraid of asking for help or acknowledging what I’ve done wrong and what I need help with. I have enjoyed this interpersonal communication class and I highly recommend that this to be a mandatory course for all non-speech communications classes as well.

President Obama: Sandy Hook Speech
Obama’s speech contained a good introduction and had all of the right ideas we would look for in a good speech. My only problem with president Obama’s speech was his delivery. All of the flaws I spotted were in his delivery. There were many observations made on my part while watching president Obama’s speech on the Sandy Hook tragedy. Simple mistakes such as lack in eye contact, long unnecessary pauses, stumbling when starting sentences, and even seeming too

﻿Somil Jain
Mrs. Russo
Honors English 9
January 27, 2015
A Speech to Remember
One of the most influential and popular presidents in the history of the United States of America began his legacy with possibly the greatest inauguration speech of all time. The 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, in his inaugural speech dictates the freedoms and goals that the world will witness after the Cold war during his presidency. Kennedy writes to impress and inspire his listeners regarding

favorite subject as he said in the beginning of the speech is neuroscience of sleep. He gave his speech to educate and to inform everyone on why we sleep, hence the name of his speech why do we sleep. It seemed that he had a goal for a wider view of people seeing his speak, mostly by it being up on the internet. His goal is to change our views, change our ideas and our thoughts about sleep. Sleep is important and we take it for granted.
This speech “Why Do We Sleep” was filmed June 2013 and put on

﻿Billie Tedford
Ms. Glasbrenner
ENG 1440 AAW1
18 March 2015
Speech 2 Self-Analysis
I felt that in my second speech I was a little more relaxed even though I was getting over the flu, I felt I did better that Speech 1. I covered my three credible sources and informed my audience about the terrorist attacks in at Charlie Hebdo, in Paris, France. Such as NBC News has stated that 17 people were killed in the terror attacks that began on Wednesday with the massacre at the offices of French satirical

﻿Xiao Yu
The King’s Speech
Writing 2
Professor Cummings
Responsibilities of a king are numerous, but above all, a king is there to protect and speak for the people. Although the power a king has is limited in modern time, the king is still the face of the nation and represent the people. The king must address the nation during important events such as the entering of a war. In “The King’s Speech”, Prince Albert, Duke of York, is faced with speech difficulties that prevent him from making a suitable

﻿Cherilyn Kelii
Opinion Speech
Please choose any current event or issue that you feel strongly about and create a two-minute opinion speech, as we discussed in class. Be sure to:
-Provide an opening statement, followed by a thesis that covers only ONE, NEW point of view*
-Agree or disagree in your speech with the opening statement
-Include three facts plus at least one source to support your reasoning
-Explain your connection to the topic (why you are interested or any experience/credibility support/personal

Critical Thinking 1
Martin Luther King Jr.  I Have a Dream Speech
The 1960's were a changing time for America. Soon to be gone were the conservative fifties as many post-war baby boomers became young adults. The youth of American was no longer content to continue with traditional thinking, it was a time for a revolutionary change. The changes would affect values, laws, education, lifestyles and entertainment. All of this would take place during a turbulent time for our country. The Civil

SPECIFIC PURPOSE: By the end of my speech, my audience will know the history of Walt Disney, his invention of Disney World, and how his invention has impacted people.
THESIS STATEMENT: To pay tribute to Walt Disney, the inventor of Disney World, I will share with you a brief history of Walt Disney, his invention of Disney World, and how his invention has impacted people.
Walt Disney
INTRODUCTION
I. Attention-getter: How many of you have been or at least heard of a place call Disney World

Complaint Speech (pet peeve or everyday nuisances)
Time Limit: 2-4 minutes Outline: Standard format as described in lecture and text. Sample outline included below. Why we are doing this:
This is a bridge from narrative to informative speaking where we use the entire speech preparation process but without the need for external research. In narrative speeches we simply relate a personal incident in the natural order of events as they occurred. We now move to another form of personal expression (complaining

Persuasive Speech Assignment (Total 100 points)
I. Speech Performance (80 points)
1. Your speech should be based on a question of policy which solves a controversial problem (of national importance) and to persuade your audience that your solution is the best possible one (Please see the attached “Possible Persuasive Speech Topics based on Questions of Policy”--however, you do not have to select one of these topics if you have better idea. It is just for your reference).
2. Speech length: